with the election now over it is once again safe to talk about the economy and jobs now that it is not a campaign issue it's back to being a reality. you have heard it a million times. we used to make things in america. manufacturing was the backbone of our country. and now it isn't. at least that's the rampant belief. tonight harry smith has some evidence to the contrary. >> reporter: the idea that american manufacturing is dead is a myth. or more accurately an outright falsehood. >> i think there is a team of great opportunity in manufacturing, there is a renaissance going on. >> reporter: mary is the ceo of the vermier corporation in iowa, a company that build a mind-boggling array of machinery sold in 70 countries around the globe. mining, farming, construction, landscaping. since her father put a simple hoist on a corn wagon, 70 years ago, vermeer has been trying to find a better way to do all kind of things. people travel through the country and they see old industrial plants and they think to themselves well america's industrial heyday is over. to which you would say what? >> i